Assistant Director of Fitness

Louisiana State University•Shippensburg Township, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Director of Programs, the Assistant Director of Fitness oversees the organization and administration of fitness and wellness programs, supervises fitness staff and manages fitness and wellbeing equipment & resources. This position plays a critical role in the yearly programming of fitness efforts for University Recreation. The Assistant Director of Fitness will help reimagine how LSU will provide energizing and innovative fitness programs for students by creating opportunities to engage students in developing strategies to take charge of their physical wellbeing through movement and activity. This position will provide input on how fitness spaces can promote mattering and belonging. The right person for this job will come in with an inquisitive spirit and will partner with campus stakeholders such as Student Health Center and Disability Services to help increase participation in our programs, specifically targeting students who have not historically engaged in group fitness or personal training offerings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion/Education, Nutrition, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related field
3 years of full-time experience in health education activities and fitness programs, planning, evaluating, and delivering wellness information.
American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Instructor Certification required within 90 days of hire.
Ability and willingness to work evening and weekend hours.
Valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Health Promotion/Education, Nutrition, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related field
5 years of experience in health education activities and fitness programs, planning, evaluating, and delivering wellness information.
National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited personal training certification and/or group instruction. Examples are but not limited to; Academy of Applied Personal Training (AAPTE), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), and/or International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA)

Responsibilities

Direct oversight of UREC fitness programming, group instruction, and personal training
Manage students serving as Fitness Supervisors
Supervise and support the ongoing professional development of (2) full-time direct report coordinators
Collaborate with on-campus partners to provide fitness and wellbeing programs.
Develop innovative and engaging programming for users.
Provide input for physical spaces for fitness activities
Build relationships with campus partners to grow fitness and wellbeing opportunities for students
Responsible for developing operational strategy and oversight for fitness and wellbeing programs.
Provides oversight of program initiatives relative to fitness and wellbeing, including managing human and fiscal resources.
Contributes to the UREC environment by developing and maintaining positive relationships that support a culture of teamwork and cooperation.
Responsible for direct supervision, training, and continued development of 2 full-time direct reports and over 15-20 fitness supervisor student staff.
Recommends personnel actions to the department head and communicates personnel actions to direct report.
Engages in ongoing review of team members performance and addresses issues as they arise while also creating an environment in which staff, including students, feel they can succeed.
Demonstrates divisional attitudes and priorities in all aspects of work.
Provides feedback regarding programs and experiences by personally utilizing UREC.
Ensures fitness and wellbeing initiatives for UREC, including administrative tasks, areas of oversight, and program design and implementation, exude a high degree of quality.
Embraces and executes the marginal gains approach and seeks to improve level of all services, events, programs, and experiences in department for continuous improvement every academic year.
Advise students individually on implementing fitness related programs and training and providing frontline advocacy and support.
Operates from a “yes” first mindset and is creative in how to approach student concerns.
Other duties as assigned by UREC leadership or Associate Director of Programs.
This includes but not limited to efforts that support broad division and institution efforts including at least 40 hours per year spent helping divisional initiatives such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, Disability Services Finals Testing, other special projects, etc.